it’s time to complete your annual tax return

Spring is the time to fill out your tax return. Advice from Fanny Guinochet.

The countdown is on to complete your tax return and there are some tips to follow.

franceinfo: Whether you are taxable or not, the first piece of advice is that you have to fill out a declaration?

Fanny Guinochet: Yes, and you can find this tax return in your personal online space, on the impots.gouv website. Knowing that it is now also possible to declare your income on the mobile tax application. Then, you have to keep the deadline in mind, because if you exceed it, you will have to pay a penalty.

This deadline varies depending on your department of residence. Then you will have until the end of May, or until the beginning of June, to submit this declaration online. If you are still doing it in paper version, however, it is until May 21.

The declaration is normally pre-filled and you normally only have to check that the amounts entered correspond to what you actually received. For employees, for example, you must refer to the pay slip for December 2023, where all cumulative salaries for the year are recorded.

Are there many changes compared to previous years?

No, this year it’s on the margins. For example, there are more donations that you can tax-free this year. You can exempt from tax, for example, the sums you have paid to feminist associations, which campaign for equality between women and men. This was not the case before. Donations to the Heritage Foundation can also bring you more tax deductions than before, under certain conditions.

And there is still the declaration of real estate?

Yes, and it is important, don’t forget it. If you are an owner, it was implemented last year, and it is in addition to the traditional tax return. So, if your situation has not changed since last year, that is to say if you have not bought or sold a property, normally, you have nothing to do. But on the other hand, be vigilant. Modifications must be declared, including those who occupy these accommodations.

There are little tips…

Don’t forget, if you are a single parent, single, divorced, separated, and you live alone with your children, you benefit from an additional half share. This boost, on the other hand, falls if you are cohabiting.

If you have children in middle or high school or in higher education, who are of course attached to your tax household, there too, you have a little help. If you use your personal vehicle for business trips, you can deduct your fuel costs using a specific scale. There are lots of things.

Whatever the subject, do not hesitate to call the tax agents for advice. They are currently on call.